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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Last Reviewed: 2015

Workgroups: Health Communication and Health Information Technology Workgroup

The 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria is a guide for health information technology professionals. It builds on past rulemaking to make it easier for clinical health information functions to be compatible. This edition includes new and improved certification criteria, standards, and guidance for implementation. This final rule takes into account public comments and continues to focus on setting up a nationwide health information infrastructure.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of adults offered online access to their medical record — HC/HIT‑06
Target met or exceeded

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. (2015). The 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria. Retrieved from https://www.healthit.gov/topic/certification-ehrs/2015-edition